PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luras Vart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luras Vart had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Vart
vs
Burton

170 cm
24
200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

191 cm
22
200 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Fight Club Clothing™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luras Vart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shawn Burton!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vart swings for the body but Burton moves out of range.
Burton cracks Vart with an open hand slap.
Burton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vart's hands.
Vart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vart fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burton is out of range.
Burton cracks a nice hook into Vart's ribs.
Burton fails with the takedown.
A combination from Burton does no damage.
Burton scores with a sloppy right hand. Vart should have avoided that one.
Vart swings for the body but Burton moves out of range.
Burton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Burton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vart.
Vart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Burton is defended easily by Vart.
Burton misses with a hook. Vart ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton lands a body shot.
Vart tries to clinch but Burton moves out of range.
Burton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vart shoots in looking for a takedown but Burton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vart's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vart moves in looking to clinch but Burton pushes him off.
Burton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vart.
Vart slips under a jab.
Vart fails to land with a series of punches.
Vart shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Burton defends it nicely.
Nice body punch from Burton.
Burton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vart is breathing heavily.
Vart wants to land a leg kick but Burton is out of range.
Vart shoots in looking for a takedown. Burton tries to sprawl out of it but Vart keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luras Vart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vart takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vart.
Burton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vart sprawls well. Vart wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burton gets slowly back to his feet.
Burton cracks a nice hook into Vart's ribs.
A cross from Burton lands.

Burton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The strikes coming from Burton are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vart seems a little lost for a moment, as Burton dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burton has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Vart!
Burton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton unloading with bombs!
Burton controlling from the full mount.
Burton lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Burton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Burton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vart misses with a two punch combination.
Vart is looking to land body kicks.
Burton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vart takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Burton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vart.
Vart takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vart moves forwards but Burton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from Burton misses.
Burton connects with the punch.
Vart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burton.
Burton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vart throws out the jab.
Burton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burton lands a lovely overhand right.
Vart looks to land a left hand but Burton moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vart moves out of range of the strikes.
Burton jabs Vart right on the nose. Vart blinks but takes it well.
Burton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vart takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Vart is rocked!
Vart takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh Vart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burton might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vart takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vart on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
BOOM! Burton lands a beautiful left hook that drops Vart. Vart tries to recover but Burton is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Vart lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Burton!